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Volatility Smiles
Volatility smiles are implied volatility patterns generated when option traders allow implied volatility to depend on the strike price
What is a Subprime Mortgage?
A subprime mortgage is a loan secured by real estate and issued to a credit-worthy borrower.Subprime borrowers have a history of delinquent payments.
Migration Risk
Migration risk is the risk that the credit quality of a debtor decreases following the lowering of credit ratings.
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Bond Valuation
Bond Valuation is the amount of money that investors are willing to pay for the stability and guaranteed interest that the bond offers.
Exposure, Loss Given & Probability Defaults
After the financial crisis, international laws were added to reduce the Exposure at Default, Loss Given Default and Probability of Default.
European Options
A European options contract limits execution to the expiration date, providing more certainty for the buyer.
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Expected Loss
The expected loss is the amount of money that a company anticipates losing in the normal course of operations.
Country Risk
Country risk is the potential loss that may be incurred by foreign investors when investing in a specific country.
Auto-Regressive
Auto-Regressive models are used in statistics, econometrics, and signal processing to represent random processes.
What is the Standard Error of the Regression (SER)?
The standard error of the regression (SER) expresses the degree of uncertainty in the accuracy of the dependent variable’s projected values
What is the Central Limit Theorem?
Central limit theorem states that independent random variables tend to sum to one. The mean tends to cluster around a lot of data points.
Economic Capital
The economic capital gives the company the ability to absorb potential losses so that it can continue operate during difficulties.
What is Cyber Resilience?
Cyber resilience is just one aspect of resilience in general. An organization should aim to be resilient against all potential stresses